The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-05
LOVE IN PHILADEPH IA.
An Heiress Outwitted in Her Attempts
to Wed.

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An Heiress Outwitted in Her Attempts
to Wed.
From the Missouri Repttblicdn.
''It's mighty sharp old man who can get
ahead of a young couple who have taken a
notion that their future happiness can only
be secured by a nuptial knot" said Henry
G. Jortion of Philadelphia at the Lindell
yesterday, "and while the papers are daily
chronicling the particulars of successful
Opponents, the cases where the old gentle
man breaks up their little plans are few and
far between. But know of one instance
at least where paternal sagacity got the best
of youthful energy, and it happened in
Philadelphia only last week, and, the Phila-
delphia reporters didn't get on to it either.
On one of the most fashionable streets in
that city is big. square, stone-front resi-
dence, standing away back in the centre of
a spacious lawn In this building resides
one of the richest merchants of Hhiladel-
phia, a fat, jolly old SOUL who rather likes
bowl of good punch and is partial to whist.
His only living relative is daughter, who
is a rather handsome girl and remarkably
bright, but rather eccentric in matters of
dress. The young lady is given as much
liberty as any other girl moving in good So
ciety, but her father very properly keeps a
sharp lookout for adventures and fortune
hunters, and no man can have the pleasure
of her company without the old gentleman
knows something of his aDtecedents. About
year ago a young friend of mine began to
pay attention to the heiress. Although work
ing on a salary he had excellent prospects
for the future, and was number one good
fellow in every particular. Upon first &C
qualntance,
THE YOUNG LADY'S FATHER
seemed to look upon his visits with favor,
and my friend was apparently in smooth
waters until at last it dawned upon the old
gentlemen that his daughter was beginning
to show decided preference for Wilson's
/ shall call him-and he grew cold and dis
tant and finally wound up by writing vii
son curt note, requesting him to discon-
tinue his visits, and, at the same time, he
gave his daughter bit of fatherly advice
in the same connection and warned her
against recognizing my young friend in any
way. Why this sudden change in parental
demeanor could not, at that time, under
stand. The girl, however, was full of spirit,
and being by this time deeply in love with
Wilson. the warning only angered her, and
as the old man doubtless expected she would,
met him in the park whenever she had an
position only strengthened their attachment.
These secret meetings went on for some
time and at last the young couple, both be-
ing of age, decided to settle the matter by
getting married Wilson's prospects had
been greatly improved, his salary had been
raised and he had been promised an interest
in the concern for which he was working, SO
he felt himself able to take cark of wife.
They had laid all their plans and all they
nolrn 10 81 H.,
one day
CLERICAL-LoOKING GENTLEMAN
approached them as they were discussing
matters in the park, and, handing them his
card, offered his services, volunteering the
explanation that he had accidentally over
heard their conversation Such enterprise
on the part of a preacher look ed rather sus-
pcious, but the name on the card was that
of the pastor Of a very respectable congrega-
ton, so they decided TO accept his offer In
the meantime the old gentleman had been
suspiciously blind to all that was going on.
Well, they prepared to make the jump last
Tuesday night when the father had gone to
the club, and about 10 o'clock that evening
the young lady slipped out by a side door
and made her way to the street, where a
coupe and Wilson were waiting for her.
They drove directly to the minister's resi-
dence and were ushered into q private
parlor, where the clergyman awaited them.
He at once asked where were their wit
nesses. That staggered them. It hadn't
occurred to them that witnesses were neces-
sary.o, =.
friend of mine called upon me this evening
and can call him and my wife in to act in
that capacity
He left the room and returned in few
minutes with wife and the old gentleman,
whom the young lady Immediately recog-
nized as her father. The would-be bride
was getting
READY TO FAINT,
but the temporary weakness was checked by
the remarkable actions of her father. The
old sinner sat down in chair and laughed
and laughed until he was purple, and then
he would blow little and laugh again,
until they hogan TO think he was going into
Mysteries. The young people, however failed
to see the joke. Finally the old man recov-
cred himself and made little speech TO the
bride and groom.
"'You youngsters he said, thought you
were playing 1t mighty smart, but you
didn't know that mo and the parson here
had been keeping an eye on you all the time
Now, young fellow, want TO tell you some
thing. have found out great deal about
you, and believe you are worthy the hand
of any woman, and | merely come here to-
night, although not invited by you, as /
should have been, TO take hand in this af-
fair, and now you can go ahead with the
only wanted to show you that
in future you had better let the old man in
on the ground floor when anything like this
is going on
~ have learned since that the old gentle
man had heard some hard stories about
Wilson, which caused him 10 80 suddenly
turn against him, and finding out after
ward that they were untrue and that the
young man was in every way worthy of his
daughters hand, he concluded TO let matters
take their own course